The Brant County Health Unit reported Friday a COVID-19 death.
The deceased was a male in his 80s who was classified as hospitalized at the time of death and whose transmission was not outbreak related. No other details were released.
It was the area’s second COVID-19 death this week and 73rd fatality since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020.
The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Brantford-Brant has increased slightly.
There are currently 15 people receiving care within the Brant Community Healthcare System, which is an increase from the 13 who were reported hospitalized on Wednesday. None of the people in hospital are in intensive care.
The number of new cases reported Friday over the past 24 hours was 22. It’s assumed that the numbers are likely higher because of limited testing.
There have now been 10,477 confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic and of all the cases 10,274 have been resolved.
Active cases have increased from 128 on Wednesday to 130 on Friday.
Of the patients admitted to hospital, 133 have been unvaccinated for a rate of 744.22 per 100,000 people, while 266 have been fully vaccinated for a rate of 232.98/100,000. In ICUs, 15 people were unvaccinated for a rate of 82.41/100,000 and 26 were fully vaccinated for rate of 22.84/100,000.
As for vaccinations, there have been 340,561 total doses of the vaccine administered at vaccination clinics in Brantford-Brant. In Brantford-Brant, 84.58 per cent of residents, aged five and older, have received one dose of the vaccine, while 81.68 per cent have received two or more doses.
Walk-in vaccination clinics will be held this week at Lynden Park Mall (near Entrance 4) on Friday from 11:30 am to 5:30 pm and Saturday from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm
Visit www.bchu.org/covid19vaccine/ for more information about the local vaccine rollout, including fourth-dose eligibility, and covid-19.ontario.ca/ for more information on the rollout in Ontario, including booking third-dose appointments.
There are several outbreaks in the area, including:
- St. Joseph’s Lifecare Center (Bluebird), July 13, two residents;
- Community Living Brant (Burford), July 12, one resident and one staff member;
- Queensview Retirement Community (Paris), July 5, eight residents and one staff member;
- Brierwood Gardens LTC, July 4, 10 residents and four staff members;
- Farm No. 1, July 4, two residents;
- John Noble Home (Grand Terrace), July 4, 12 residents and two staff members;
- Station House, July 4, three residents and one staff member;
- Park Lane Terrace (Paris), June 30, 39 residents and nine staff members;
- Charlotte Villa, June 22, six residents and three staff members;
- C2 Unit (Brantford General Hospital), July 6, six patients and three staff members;
- Willet Transitional Unit (Paris), July 5, two patients.
As of Wednesday, there were 14 active cases on Six Nations of the Grand River and 14 people self-isolating
No one from Six Nations is currently hospitalized with the virus.
Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 1,665 confirmed COVID cases on Six Nations.
Exact numbers are not available but 55 per cent of the population has received a dose of the vaccination, with 51 per cent competing in their vaccination series.
There have been 24 COVID-19 deaths on Six Nations since the start of the pandemic two years ago.
On Thursday, Public Health Ontario was reporting 985 people in hospital, with 118 patients in ICUs. It is the highest number of people hospitalized since late May.
The positivity rate is also increasing, going from 12.3 per cent to 14.2 per cent. It was 9.8 per cent two weeks ago.
Cases are also up, averaging 1,439 over the past week compared to an average of 1,072 for the week of July 1-7. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore has stated that infections are likely three to four times that number due to limited testing.
There were 39 new COVID-19 deaths over the past week and there have now been 13,493 deaths.
Ontario recently announced that fourth dose eligibility is now open to all adults aged 18 and older.